Category Archives: iPad (all)
Absinthe 2.0 iOS 5.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak Now Available For Download!
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, we have hit that time once again in the jailbreak cycle when we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief and raise a glass to the jailbreak producers while we overload their servers attempting to download the new and shiny utility that will provide our devices with freedom.
Yes, that is right, I am indeed talking about downloading Absinthe 2.0, the latest version of the Chronic Dev Team tool that brings an untethered jailbreak to the majority of our iOS 5.1.1 devices.
We have found ourselves in an all too familiar situation over the last couple of months, stuck in limbo between wanting to update to the latest official firmware, but not knowing when or indeed if a functional jailbreak would be released.
Keeping history in mind, we should be able to rest easy in the fact that researchers such as Pod2g have always managed to escape the securities put in place by Apple to bring a jailbreak to the masses, but there will always remain a small part within us that has doubts each time Apple pushes a new version of iOS.
With work on the iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak being finished and satisfactorily tested, the team involved have included the files and exploits in a new version of the Chronic Dev Team’s Absinthe tool that was introduced to us as a jailbreak solution for iOS 5.0.1. One of the main benefits of the tool is the extreme simplicity of the interface, with user guidance being provided all the way through and only involving a few clicks to get the job done.
Tons of apps on sale to kick off Memorial Day weekend
It seems like it’s been a while since we had a big holiday weekend full of app sales, but the wait is over: Memorial Day is coming up in just a few days, and app developers are bringing down prices all over the store to celebrate!
- EA’s got most of its games on sale for just 99 cents, including Flight Control Rockets, Trenches 2, and Burnout Crash. Some really great deals in there.
- Because We May is a big coordinated indie gaming sale going on, and pretty much every great indie game on iOS has been brought down to 99 cents. Too many great titles in there to list: Puzzlejuice, Swords and Soldiers, Fieldrunners, Super Mega Worm, 1-bit Ninja, Aftermath, League of Evil 2, and a whole lot more. Seriously — go buy some iPhone games.
- Above has dropped to free.
- Cut the Rope: Experiments is free.
- Mini Motor Racing HD has gone free.
- And side scroller racing game Dream Track Nation has gone free as well.
Jetpack Joyride goes to the dogs [Video]
Man, Halfbrick’s just not giving up on Jetpack Joyride. We just recently had a huge gadgets update for the game that added all sorts of tweaks to the jetpack action, and now here’s another big update, out today, that gives Barry Steakfries a canine pal to run around with.
Flash the Dog is coming to the update, and as you can see in the trailer below, he’s cute as all get out.
Flash will help grab coins and break piggy banks for you, and he’ll even ride along, both in his own little jetpack, and by hopping on the various vehicles Barry can acquire during his run. There are a few new other gadgets as well, including headphones that remix the game’s music, and a “turbo boost” gadget that will add rings to hit for an extra burst of speed. Jetpack Joyride was a really high quality game when it first launched, and Halfbrick has really gone above and beyond the call of duty with all of these updates since then.
Star Walk and Solar Walk apps now track the Space X Dragon
The two bestselling astronomy apps, Star Walk and Solar Walk for iOS, can now find and track the Space X Dragon, the first commercial vehicle to visit the International Space Station.
The Dragon was launched Tuesday. When you search for the spacecraft, you’ll see it’s current position. As I write this, it’s in orbit next to the ISS. Using the augmented-reality feature, you likely can find the Dragon when it is in a good position overhead.
I didn’t try to find Dragon in the night sky, but it was easy to find on my iPhone. I could use the search command to find by name, or I could look on the last 30-day launches list. It appears centered on the screen in the correct orientation to the ISS and the star background. You also can get some specifics on the Dragon position and a bit of history.
Use AirPlay mirroring and an Apple TV, and you can get it on the big screen, great for teachers or sharing with friends.
Satechi Bluetooth Multi-Media Remote for iPhone, iPad [Video]
For those exasperating situations when you just can’t be bothered to get up out of your seat and reach for the iPhone or iPad you’re using to watch video or listen to music, accessory manufacturer Satechi has just the answer.
It’s the Bluetooth Multi-Media Remote Control (US$39.99), another product that seems to be the definitive answer to a nonexistent problem. As with the person in the photo above, you too can use a Bluetooth remote to control an iPhone that is within grabbing distance.
One feature is rather cool — the ability to use the remote as a shutter button for taking photos with an iPhone up to 33 feet away. Of course, just make sure you’re not on a cruise when you leave your iPhone unattended for photographic purposes.
Some of the other intended uses for the Satechi Bluetooth Remote appear to involve controlling a docked iPhone or iPad that is pumping out music or your favorite action flick. For some reason, I thought that beaming tunes or movies to your Apple TV from the iOS device would do the trick, but obviously I’m not a Satechi PR person.